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Pressure is mounting on the Government to offer childcare providers in England 100pc relief on business rates, following in the footsteps of Wales and Scotland.

Nurseries are struggling to survive in the face of rising costs such as staff wages, rents and business rates. As a result, fees are going up and this is putting pressure on household finances.

Many providers are not able to offer parents the Government's 30 free hours of childcare entitlement because they are reimbursed at a much lower hourly fee than it actually costs to pay for high quality care, according to a report from the Federation of Small Businesses.

In response the FSB has called on the Government to offer nurseries a discount...